Athletics

Center and Ruskin win big in week 3.

The driver involved in the hit and run accident has been identified.

“Hopefully, what comes out of this is that those of us who graduated from Hickman can embrace Ruskin as our school and give support to those kids.”

“The culture that coach Dotson infused in his first and second year as a coach just permeated.”

“They did a good job exploiting us with a run-pass mix-up, then primarily ran in the second half.”

“It is the only sport in which spectators burn as many calories as players—more if they are moderately restless.”

“I think we’re in a position right now where we’ve got a handful of guys and a bunch of different positions that are battling it out.”

How do the three south KC high school football teams match up?

“Everything I threw at him, he ate it up and didn’t complain.”

“About 60 to 70 percent of our business is right here.”

It’s a story about finding meaning and pride after pitfalls had stripped so much away.

“We knew pretty early on that we had a chance being led by our senior TJ [Ross]. It just all came together.”

“The minute [a new bike] comes in here, I feel like I am now responsible for all of its maintenance.”

“My focus is creating safe spaces, emotionally and physically, for people to show up as the best version of themselves.”

Always on Sunday afternoons, the men prepare the track, bring the horses and end the weekend with an afternoon of horse racing.